Part 2: Can’t Sleep? How to Reset Your Body Clock and Sleep Better

Struggling to fall asleep, waking up through the night, or seeing high blood sugar numbers first thing in the morning? In this episode, Dr. Scott Saunders, MD continues the sleep conversation and shares the daily habits that reset your body clock, from morning light to meal timing. He also explains why your morning blood sugar can run higher than it was at bedtime.

Plus, Dr. Saunders answers viewer questions on a variety of health topics including A1C targets, mammograms, two meals a day versus three, Trazodone and melatonin, fasting with type 2 diabetes, neuropathy, and prostate health.

In this episode, Dr. Saunders covers:

• Daily habits that reset your body clock, including morning light and a consistent sleep schedule
• Why eating in the morning and skipping late-night food may matter more than light or melatonin
• How melatonin works and why it is not a sleeping pill
• The best time to exercise for better sleep
• Tips for shift workers and people who get little sunlight
• What to do when you wake up at night and cannot fall back asleep
• How to tell if frequent nighttime bathroom trips are a full bladder or a bladder muscle contracting
• Magnesium for sleep, and how to know if you are taking too much
• Are sleep trackers like the Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and Whoop reliable?
• The dawn effect and why morning blood sugar rises

Timestamps

• 0:00 — Daily habits that reset your body clock
• 1:04 — Morning light, melatonin, and your bedtime routine
• 3:52 — Why food timing matters most
• 4:58 — The power of a regular sleep schedule
• 6:19 — When to exercise for better sleep
• 9:27 — Tips for shift workers
• 13:04 — Should you get up if you cannot fall asleep?
• 14:44 — Waking up to urinate at night
• 21:34 — Magnesium for sleep
• 25:10 — Are sleep trackers reliable?
• 28:56 — A1C questions
• 33:43 — Two meals a day versus three
• 34:54 — Trazodone and melatonin
• 38:43 — Why morning blood sugar is higher (the dawn effect)
• 40:17 — Fasting with type 2 diabetes
• 41:29 — Berberine vs. CinnaChroma
• 45:54 — Neuropathy and numbness
• 47:43 — Prostate and bladder health

Products mentioned in this episode — use code Saunders25 for 25% off:

• EasyRelief Magnesium
• Berberine
• CinnaChroma
• Nervala
• Diabetes Solution Kit (Digital)

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